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The Tormé Touch
| Recorded | Jan 1956 |
|---|---|
| Label | Bethlehem Records |
| Catalog | CX5311 |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 13 credited players |
| Discogs | master 202908 |
The record
Jack Montrose's charts stack french horn and tuba beneath a West Coast cast pulled from the Lighthouse All Stars, casting Tormé against chamber-jazz textures rather than a swinging rhythm section. Bethlehem's most arranged session, closer to a musician's showcase than a pop date.
Session personnel
- Bud Shank — alto saxophone, flute
- Jack Dulong — baritone saxophone
- Red Mitchell — bass
- Mel Lewis — drums
- John Cave — french horn
- Vincent DeRosa — french horn
- Bob Cooper — tenor saxophone
- Jack Montrose — tenor saxophone
- Bob Enevoldsen — trombone
- Don Fagerquist — trumpet
- Pete Candoli — trumpet
- Albert Pollan — tuba
- Mel Tormé — vocals
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1958 | Coral · CX5311 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
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| 1978 | Bethlehem Records |
| 1978 | Bethlehem Records · BCP 6042 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1981 | Bethlehem Records · BTM 6815 — Vinyl, LP |
| 1981 | Bethlehem Records · BTM 6815, MU 217 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue |
Follow the players
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